JBK-Overflow: 2026

Thomas Nagel -- one of the most eminent and influential contemporary philosophers -- confessed to the invisible bias at the bottom of every human heart--the "invisible finger on the scale" that complicates our interpretation of the evidence for God.

The Dr. Kevin Klar show provides Christ-Centered Insight from an Emmy Award-Winning Director and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology—Exploring Life Through the Lens of Story, Psychology, and Faith. 📖 🧐 ✝️

Why the New Atheist Movement "Collapsed"

Dr. Stephen Meyer joins Michael Knowles to analyze the cultural and intellectual collapse of the "New Atheism" movement that peaked in the mid-2000s.

Meyer argues that prominent atheist apologists overplayed their philosophical hand by chaining their worldview to strict Darwinian materialism while actively avoiding major modern scientific breakthroughs. He breaks down how 100 years of discoveries in cosmology, cosmic fine-tuning, and cellular biology have continuously challenged materialistic assumptions by pointing toward a definitive beginning and intelligent design. The conversation also explores the philosophical flaws in popular secular arguments, including the common misapplication of Occam's Razor to the concept of God. Ultimately, they track the modern cultural shift that has led unexpected secular intellectuals, and even Richard Dawkins himself, to publicly re-evaluate the foundational necessity of the Christian worldview.

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Meyer

Host: Michael Knowles

Daily Readings & Prayers - Friday, July 24, 2026

Why Da Vinci Called the Foot an Engineering Masterpiece

Are the human wrist and ankle brilliant pieces of natural engineering, or are they poorly designed evolutionary leftovers? In this presentation, engineer Stuart Burgess takes on recent popular science claims that label the 7 ankle bones and 8 wrist bones as "pointless" and "a useless pile of rocks."

Using secular biomechanics textbooks, medical references, and the historical observations of Leonardo da Vinci, the Burgess contrasts evolutionary assumptions with observational science. He breaks down the complex anatomy of the hindfoot and midfoot, explaining how these multi-bone structures solve a classic engineering paradox: creating a joint that is simultaneously strong enough to bear the body's entire weight and flexible enough to handle complex movements like pronation and shock absorption.

Speaker: Stuart Burgess

Acts 17:1-34: To an Unknown God

Paul walks into Athens, a city stuffed with idols and clever talkers, and instead of being impressed he is grieved. Rather than condemn the crowd, he starts with an altar they had built to an unknown god and tells them he has come to make that god known, even quoting their own poets on the way to the resurrection. Together with the Bereans, who checked everything Paul said against Scripture, these scenes model how to speak the gospel into a skeptical culture without watering it down. This is a chapter for Christians who feel surrounded by unbelief and are unsure how to begin.

Thursday, July 23, 2026

The Story of Everything - Documentary - 2026 - Stephen C Meyer - John C Lennox - Scientific View✞

The Greatest Puzzle

[Jesus said,] “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” (Matthew 13:44)

Why Biology Textbooks Are Already Teaching Intelligent Design

Is the vertebrate eye actually "stupidly designed," or is its backward structure a marvel of optical efficiency? In this clip, scholars discuss the polarizing debate surrounding how we teach the origins of life and whether alternative viewpoints belong in the classroom. Proponents point out that prominent evolutionary biology textbooks already critique intelligent design, arguing that students should have the freedom to evaluate the actual evidence rather than simply trusting academic authority. Using the vertebrate retina's blind spot as a case study, the discussion highlights how seemingly "flawed" biology may actually represent optimized, constrained design. Ultimately, the speakers advocate for teaching major scientific controversies openly to foster critical thinking and civil discourse among students.

Exhortation to Private Confession, Part 1

Lutherans promote and even exhort every Christian to make use of private confession and absolution. The Concordians opposed mandatory confession but urged every Christian, pastors and laity alike, to use their freedom in Christ to receive Christ’s free forgiveness. There are two kinds of confession common among Christians: confession to the Lord and confession to the neighbor, as expressed in the Lord’s Prayer. Yet the Church calls pastors to exercise the Office of the Keys by offering private, confidential confession, so that all who come in faith may receive a clear conscience in Christ.

High School Science That Teaches an ID Perspective? Yes, Please!

Is it possible to integrate the evidence for intelligent design into full-length high school biology and chemistry courses? Of course! Are such courses currently available to homeschool students? Absolutely! Discovery Institute Academy offers innovative online science courses for homeschool students taught from the perspective that nature reflects intelligent design. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes the instructors of DI Academy’s biology and chemistry courses, Kristin Marais and Summer Edwards, to give us a fresh look at this year’s classes.

Daily Readings & Prayers - Thursday, July 23, 2026

Did Scientists Just Create Life? The Conversations Team Dissects SpudCell

Scientists say SpudCell can grow and replicate like a natural cell—but did they actually create life? Dr. James Tour and the Conversations team examine the research in detail, separating its remarkable engineering from the headlines and asking whether constant feeding, borrowed biological machinery, and mechanically forced division truly constitute a living cell.

The Cosmic Miracle Most Christians Have Never Heard Of

While writing his book Miracles, author Eric Metaxas realized that the single greatest miracle in existence wasn't a supernatural event like the parting of the Red Sea, but the physical universe itself. He discovered that the overwhelming scientific evidence for cosmic fine-tuning was entirely missing from mainstream culture, leaving even serious Christians in the dark. To combat this media blackout, Metaxas penned a bold op-ed questioning if science was leading us to God, which a chance connection unexpectedly landed in the Wall Street Journal. Renamed "Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God," the article rapidly went viral on Christmas Eve, shattering publication records as readers scrambled to share the data. Metaxas reflects on how our upside-down culture platforms atheist figures like Bill Nye while ignoring the staggering, bulletproof evidence that points directly to a Creator.

How Do I Find God if there's Predestination and No Free Will?

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Daily Readings & Prayers - Wednesday, July 22, 2026 - St. Mary Magdalene

What Does Christianity Have to Do with The Odyssey?

Acts 16:16-40: Songs at Midnight

Paul and Silas get beaten and thrown in the deepest cell for the crime of freeing a girl from the spirit that made her owners rich. At midnight, backs raw and feet in stocks, they are singing hymns loud enough for the other prisoners to hear, when an earthquake opens the doors and Paul stays to keep the jailer from taking his own life. By morning the man who locked them up is washing their wounds and bringing his whole household to baptism. It is hard to read this chapter and keep believing that any situation is past hope.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Acts 15:36-16:15: When Good Men Part Ways

Two great missionaries get into an argument sharp enough to end their partnership, and the subject is whether to give a young man named Mark a second chance. Out of that painful split, two mission teams go out instead of one, and the work spreads further than it would have. God keeps building his church through imperfect people and even through their disagreements. This episode is honest medicine for anyone who has watched a falling-out in the family of faith.

The Rev. Dan Torkelson, pastor of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Madison, WI, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Acts 15:36-16:15.

Meditation on Galatians 4:12-31

Daily Readings & Prayers - Tuesday, July 21, 2026 - Ezekiel

The Shocking History of Theistic Evolution

Is it enough to reconcile faith and science by simply claiming that "God used evolution"? On this episode of ID the Future, host Andrew McDermott sits down with Father Michal Chaberek and Steve Greene to discuss their new book, Creation or Evolution: A Catholic Dilemma. Together, they dissect how theistic evolution became the quasi-official default position across Catholic academic institutions. Father Michal tracks the historical shift back to the 1920s and the aftermath of Pope Pius XII's 1950 encyclical Humani Generis, revealing how a "Galileo complex" and cultural pressures led theologians to surrender direct creation in favor of a materialistic paradigm. Steve Greene provides clarity by defining the four primary pillars of the origins debate—Materialist Evolution, Theistic Evolution, Progressive Creation, and Young Earth Creationism—and explains why classical Tomistic philosophy and modern scientific evidence ultimately expose the fatal flaws of the Darwinian model.

Why the World's Elite Scientists Are Reconsidering God

Dr. Stephen Meyer returns to Piers Morgan Uncensored to explore the intersection of modern science, cosmological origins, and the "God hypothesis." Highlighting evidence from his documentary film, The Story of Everything, Meyer breaks down three major discoveries that present serious challenges to a strictly materialistic worldview: the definitive beginning of the universe, the precise fine-tuning of physical constants, and the dense digital code processing inside living cells. The conversation digs into popular secular alternatives, explaining why the "alien simulation" theory fails to account for early cosmic fine-tuning and how the cutting-edge AI issue of "model collapse" actually mirrors the biological need for a conscious informational input. Ultimately, Meyer argues that an intentional, transcendent mind remains the most logically coherent explanation for our existence.

Acts 15:1-35: Is Grace Enough?

The first major fight in the church came down to a single question: is grace really enough? Some insisted that new Gentile believers had to take on the old law to truly belong, but the apostles land squarely on the gospel: we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are. Every generation finds new ways to add requirements to the finished work of Christ, and this chapter keeps pulling us back. It is a study for anyone who has ever quietly feared they have not done enough to be accepted by God.

The Rev. Dr. Adam Filipek, pastor of Holy Cross and Immanuel Lutheran Churches in Lidgerwood, ND, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Acts 15:1-35.

Acts 14:1-28: Worship Him or Stone Him?

In a single chapter the crowds try to worship Paul as a god and then turn around and stone him nearly to death, which tells you everything about the fickleness of human approval. When the people of Lystra want to offer sacrifices to him, Paul is horrified and points them away from himself to the living God. Ministry that chases applause will be destroyed by the same crowd that gave it, yet Paul gets up from the stoning and walks right back into the city. This episode is a clear-eyed look at why we cannot build our faith on what people think of us.

The Rev. John Lukomski, pastor emeritus and co-host of Wrestling with the Basics on KFUO Radio, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Acts 14:1-28.

The book of Acts picks up where the Gospels leave off. Jesus has risen. He has ascended. And now what? The book of Acts answers that question. Luke tells the story of how the Holy Spirit built the Church from a handful of frightened disciples in Jerusalem into a movement that reached Rome itself. Along the way, you get Pentecost, the first sermons, the first martyrs, the conversion of Paul, the first church councils, shipwrecks, riots, and the persistent, stubborn work of God through Word and Sacrament even when His people didn't have a plan. If you've ever wondered how we got from Easter morning to the Church you sit in today, this is the book. Tune in for this new series on Thy Strong Word with Pastor Phil Booe and guest pastors as we open up the Book of Acts.

Monday, July 20, 2026

On Choosing Good Friends, Rev. Marcus Williams

Meditation on Galatians 3:1-22

Daily Readings & Prayers - Monday, July 20, 2026 - Elijah

Acts 13:26-52: Good News That Splits a Room

Few things expose what is really in a person's heart like good news they did not expect. Paul preaches a sermon tracing the whole story of Israel straight to the forgiveness of sins through Jesus, and the town splits down the middle, the Gentiles overjoyed and others filled with jealousy. Rejection in one place simply pushed the gospel on to the next, and the messengers shook the dust off their feet and left full of joy rather than bitterness. This chapter speaks to anyone whose witness has been met with a closed door.

The Rev. Gem Gabriel, pastor of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Norwalk, CT joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Acts 13:26-52.

To learn more about St. Peter Lutheran, visit stpeternorwalk.org.

The book of Acts picks up where the Gospels leave off. Jesus has risen. He has ascended. And now what? Acts answers that question. Luke tells the story of how the Holy Spirit built the Church from a handful of frightened disciples in Jerusalem into a movement that reached Rome itself. Along the way, you get Pentecost, the first sermons, the first martyrs, the conversion of Paul, the first church councils, shipwrecks, riots, and the persistent, stubborn work of God through Word and Sacrament even when His people didn't have a plan. If you've ever wondered how we got from Easter morning to the Church you sit in today, this is the book. Tune in for this new series on Thy Strong Word with Pastor Phil Booe and guest pastors as we open up the Book of Acts.

Thy Strong Word, hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God’s Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations. Submit comments or questions to: thystrongword@kfuo.org.

The "Unexplainable" Origin of Information in Human DNA

Dr. Stephen Meyer and Oxford mathematician Dr. John Lennox dismantle the cultural myth that modern science inherently opposes a belief in God. Rather than a conflict between scientific inquiry and blind faith, they demonstrate that the true debate lies in the collision of two diametrically opposed worldviews: materialism and theism. Pointing out the logical missteps of prominent figures like Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins, they explain how the explanatory power of a transcendent intelligence best fits the evidence of a finely-tuned universe with a definitive beginning. The discussion also touches upon Lennox’s real-life inspiration behind the film "God's Not Dead" and his journey from abstract physics to historical evidence.

Devotional Matthew 13:44-52 (God's Pearl of Great Price)

“Weeds among the Wheat"- 07/19/2026

From Groans to Glory

Thursday, July 16, 2026

The Ancient Inscription That Mirrors the Plagues

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Meditation on Galatians 1:1-24

Acts 13:1-25: Set Apart and Sent Out

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Daily Chapel at the LCMS International Center, July 14, 2026

Monday, July 13, 2026

Daily Chapel at the LCMS International Center, July 13, 2026

An Egyptian Pharaoh Carved the Name of Israel's God Into Stone

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Is the Book of Concord Even Practical?

Sign Reads “Knowledge Is NOT Faith” — Greg Koukl Responds

Greg responds to a sign he saw that read, “Knowledge is not faith,” then he answers questions from a caller about how God can be sovereign over our decisions and just at the same time, how God can blame people he didn’t save, and where free will ends.

Daily Readings & Prayers - Saturday, July 11, 2026

Acts 12:1-25: Drama, Humor, and God's Will

How Information-Rich is the Cell? A Reading from Epigenetics and the Architect

Imagine you have been invited to a futuristic discovery center, a lavishly funded facility that has pioneered the ability to shrink people and objects many orders of magnitude. What if you could climb aboard an incredible shrinking submarine and travel into the heart of a living cell? This would be a tour like no other, to be sure! You’d get a glimpse of DNA, molecular machines, and cellular architecture, certainly, but you’d also bear witness to the workings of a hidden world of information and epigenetic controls operating beyond the physical structures of life. On this ID The Future, historian of science Dr. Tom Woodward reads an excerpt from his new book Epigenetics and the Architect, co-authored with Dr. James Gills. And rather than beginning with definitions and diagrams, he invites us on an imaginative journey inspired by sci-fi movie classics like Fantastic Voyage, Innerspace, or Honey I Shrunk the Kids. For decades, we’ve focused on DNA as life's master blueprint. But modern discoveries have revealed additional layers of information that help direct, regulate, and coordinate cellular activity. These systems—collectively known as the epigenome—have opened an exciting new frontier in biology. In their new book Epigenetics and the Architect, Dr. Woodward and Dr. Gills explore this frontier in depth. So buckle up, close your eyes, and prepare to shrink to microscopic size as Dr. Woodward guides us through the bustling inner world of the living cell to give you a chance to grasp just how information-rich cellular life really is and why it can’t be so easily explained away by Darwinian evolutionary processes.